Senate Bill sb1980

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1980

    By Senator Sebesta





    16-1167A-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Florida Commission on

  3         Tourism; amending s. 288.1223, F.S.;

  4         designating a member from the restaurant

  5         industry to the Florida Commission on Tourism;

  6         revising financial-disclosure requirements for

  7         commission members to conform with those of

  8         other statewide boards and commissions

  9         exercising governing authority; repealing s.

10         288.1224(11), F.S., relating to a statewide

11         advisory committee of the Florida Commission on

12         Tourism; providing an effective date.

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14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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16         Section 1.  Paragraphs (a) and (i) of subsection (2) of

17  section 288.1223, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

18         288.1223  Florida Commission on Tourism; creation;

19  purpose; membership.--

20         (2)(a)  The commission shall consist of 17 general

21  tourism-industry-related members appointed by the Governor,

22  subject to confirmation by the Senate, and 15 14 additional

23  tourism-industry-related members, appointed by the Governor,

24  including 3 representatives from the statewide rental car

25  industry, 5 4 representatives from tourist-related statewide

26  associations, including those that represent hotels,

27  campgrounds, county destination marketing organizations,

28  restaurants, and attractions, 2 representatives from county

29  destination marketing organizations, 1 representative from the

30  cruise industry, 1 representative from an automobile and

31  travel services membership organization that has at least 2.8

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1980
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 1  million members in Florida, 1 representative from the airline

 2  industry, 1 representative from the youth travel industry, and

 3  1 representative from the space tourism industry, who will

 4  each serve for a term of 2 years, the Governor, and 2

 5  additional ex officio members, who will serve for a term of 2

 6  years, including a member of the Senate appointed by the

 7  President of the Senate and a member of the House of

 8  Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of

 9  Representatives.

10         (i)  Each member of the commission who is not otherwise

11  required to file financial disclosure pursuant to s. 8, Art.

12  II of the State Constitution or s. 112.3144 shall file

13  disclosure of financial interests pursuant to S. 112.3145

14  shall file full and public disclosure of financial interests

15  at the times and places and in the same manner required of

16  elected constitutional officers under s. 8, Art. II of the

17  State Constitution and any law implementing that provision.

18         Section 2.  Subsection (11) of section 288.1224,

19  Florida Statutes, is repealed.

20         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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23                          SENATE SUMMARY

24    Adds a member of the restaurant industry to the Florida
      Commission on Tourism. Revises financial-disclosure
25    requirements for commission members.

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